Meru vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$177
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
38
😀 Quality of life
29
75
🏙️ Population
42.7K
767K

The cost of living in Meru is 61% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8601st and 4330th ($486 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Kenya and Croatia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 8527th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$10009

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$530
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$439
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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755